Edible animal chew toy
View Patent ↗An edible pet chew that is made of rehydrated hide about an inner fill via a positioning shealth.
1. A method of pet chew manufacture comprising:
rehydrating dried hide;
providing a sheath of the dried hide having a proximal end and a distal end;
inserting one or more inner fill cords into the sheath, wherein the inserted one or more inner fill cords extend beyond the distal end of the;
wrapping one or more strips of rehydrated hide about the sheath, wherein the wrapped one or more strips of rehydrated hide extend beyond the distal end of the;
securing a portion of the one or more inner fill cords extending beyond the distal end of the with a portion of the wrapped one or more strips of rehydrated hide extending beyond the distal end of the as an assembly; and
withdrawing, at the proximal end of the sheath, the sheath from the assembly of one or more inner fill cords and one more strips of rehydrated hide.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the rehydration is steam rehydration.